June 23, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5131 say: $20 trillion in debt, a weakened Laden swore his allegiance to the Now, where are we today? military, roads and bridges that are Taliban’s leader, Mullah Omar, even Iran, the number one state sponsor of falling down and an infrastructure that before the 9/11 attack on the United terrorism in the world, got some of its needs improvement, modernization in States. nuclear ability from Pakistan. North our skies for the Federal Aviation Ad- When bin Laden was killed in Paki- Korea, on the other side of the globe, ministration. stan, Ayman al-Zawahiri renewed that guess what, they are developing nu- There are so many areas that the oath and cemented ties between al- clear capability, and we can trace some government truly does have a function Qaida and the Taliban. Wherever the of their roots for their science back to and role. We will never get to it with Taliban is, you will see that al-Qaida is Pakistan. asparagus urine studies and dressing up not far behind. Since 1980, Pakistan has provided a as fruits and vegetables. Since 2010, the United States incor- safe haven and support, as I mentioned, Mr. Speaker, my hope is that all of rectly claimed that al-Qaida had just a for the Haqqani Network. The Haqqani us as Americans can find those overlap- little, small presence in the country, Network operates many places in the ping circles and fight this absolute ab- limited to only 50 or 100 fighters. Well, world, including Lebanon, a threat to surdity of waste in government, be re- we know now that is absolutely incor- Israel. sponsible with American tax dollars, rect. Since the 1980s, Pakistan has hosted and sustain our great Republic for the Then, in 2015, the shocking U.S. raid multiple madrassas that indoctrinate future of our children. in Afghanistan uncovered a massive al- thousands of Pakistani young who join Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Qaida training camp for terrorists, radical groups. That is a nice way of of my time. rounding up over 150 al-Qaida terrorist saying terrorist groups. f activity individuals. This was more One Pakistan madrassa, which re- fighters in one raid than the U.S. ceives millions of dollars in state fund- PAKISTAN IS PLAYING THE claimed existed in the entire country. ing, has so many prominent terrorists UNITED STATES By the end of last year, U.S. officials in its alumni that it has the name of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. announced that 250 al-Qaida terrorists the University of Jihad. FASO). Under the Speaker’s announced were killed or captured in 2016. I will continue. Since 1990, Pakistan policy of January 3, 2017, the Chair rec- The point here is that United States has supported terrorist groups in Kash- ognizes the gentleman from Texas (Mr. intelligence has been wrong about the mir, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, called POE) for 30 minutes. activity of terrorists in Pakistan and the LeT, and other terrorist groups in Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, when in Afghanistan, but we are getting it its proxy war with India. These groups our forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001, right now. have carried out attacks inside India, the goal was simple: remove the ter- Along with al-Qaida in Afghanistan, such as the 2001 attack against the In- rorist group, the Taliban government we have another terrorist group—I dian Parliament. that sheltered the plotters of the 9/11 should have brought a chart to list all Since the 1990s, Pakistan has allowed attacks on America, and destroy al- of these—the Haqqani Network. those terrorist groups like the LeT to Qaida, a terrorist group. This was a Who are these folks? openly fundraise in the country of NATO operation. It is another terrorist group linked Pakistan. Beginning in the 1990s, Paki- A little history is in order. to al-Qaida and the Taliban. The stan provided training, advisers, intel- The United States was attacked. The Haqqani Network is responsible for ligence, and material support for the member nations of NATO agreed that more American deaths in the region Afghan Taliban, a specific terrorist this was an attack on one nation, and than any of the other terrorist groups group that operates in Afghanistan NATO agreed to retaliate to the ter- that I have already mentioned. based in Pakistan. rorist attack under article 5 of the b 1200 Pakistan had forged the alliance be- NATO agreement. Article 5 has been The Haqqani Network attacks inside tween the al-Qaida and the Taliban be- talked about recently in the press. Afghanistan, and they have been di- fore 9/11, and Hamid Gul, the former So these 28 nations, NATO, went into rectly traced back to Pakistan. All head of Pakistan’s ISI, is called the fa- Afghanistan, a haven for terrorists who roads to terror lead to Pakistan. ther of the Taliban. sought to attack and kill Americans. In fact, in 2011, Admiral Mike Mullen, Pakistani nuclear scientists met That was 16 years ago. This is the long- Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of with senior al-Qaida—this is a terrorist est war in American history, and yet it Staff, testified to the Senate, ‘‘the group—leadership in 1998, to discuss is still going on. Haqqani Network acts as a veritable the terrorist group’s desire to acquire Let’s examine how all of this is tak- arm of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intel- nuclear technology. ing place and center on one nation, ligence agency.’’ What is that? That is In 1998, several Pakistani officers Pakistan, and their role in all of this. the military arm of the Pakistan Gov- were killed in an al-Qaida training The Taliban, since that attack, has ernment working with terrorist groups camp by the United States. Well, what waged an insurgency in Afghanistan, a throughout the world. were they doing there? They were neighbor to Pakistan, and destabilized The truth is, Pakistan has ties to training the al-Qaida in terrorist ac- the country, creating a perfect condi- about every terrorist group in Afghani- tivities. This was a retaliation by the tion for terrorists to exploit in Afghan- stan, and we know that the Taliban U.S. for the Africa Embassy bombings. istan and spread that terrorist activity terrorist group is based out of Paki- In 2001, Pakistan ISI helped revive to other parts of the world. stan. the Afghan Taliban after it was de- The Taliban and al-Qaida have It came as no surprise that when the feated by the United States in the launched many of their attacks in Af- U.S. drone strike killed the leader of Northern Alliance. While Pakistan is ghanistan from their neighbor, Paki- the Taliban in 2016, guess where he fighting the Pakistani Taliban, it al- stan. Recently, a Taliban sneak attack was? He was in Pakistan hiding out. lows the Afghan Taliban, or what it re- killed more than 160 Afghan soldiers, There is a laundry list of evidence of fers to as the good Taliban, to operate prompting the defense minister and the Pakistan’s support for terrorist groups, freely in its territory. army chief of staff to resign. and I think a little more history is in Let me try to explain this. There is The Taliban, a terrorist group, order because this activity by Pakistan the Pakistani Taliban. It operates in doesn’t just stage attacks. They seize has been going on for years and has Pakistan. The Pakistan Government territory. The Special Inspector Gen- been below the radar. So let’s just list goes after those people because they eral for Afghan Reconstruction said, in some of the counts of the indictment are causing crimes in Pakistan. But January, that 172 Afghan districts are against Pakistan and their terrorist there is the Afghan Taliban that oper- controlled, influenced, and contested activity. ates out of Pakistan that is supported by the Taliban. Let’s go back to 1980. Pakistan ac- by ISI and works in Afghanistan to kill Al-Qaida has a long history and loy- tively assisted countries like North NATO forces, including Americans. alty to the Taliban—two terrorist Korea, Iran, and Libya in their efforts Pakistan says: oh, we are after terror- groups working together. Osama bin to build a nuclear weapon. ists. We are going after them. They are

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He has an excellent speech. stan in 2001, Osama bin Laden and they were not attacked by the Paki- The speech is Afghanistan’s relation- many senior al-Qaida leaders fled to stan Government. ship with Pakistan. Pakistan. Many of them are still there. To show how supportive Pakistan is, I am not going to read his entire Pakistan facilitated arms purchases one of our helicopters, you may re- speech, but I do want to make a couple and foreign fighter flows for al-Qaida member, had stealth on one of its ro- of comments from his point of view as the war continued. tors. Well, it crashed there, and they about Pakistan and their terrorist ac- Since 2004, eight major terrorist plots turned that evidence over to the Chi- tivity. against Western countries were nese and let them take whatever evi- He says: ‘‘In recent months, dozens of planned in Pakistan. dence they wanted to show the stealth terrorist attacks across Afghanistan In 2008, the GAO—that is the folks in that helicopter. have claimed scores of innocent lives. who take care of our money, or at least Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask you In January, three simultaneous ter- try to track it—found that the Paki- how much time I have left. rorist attacks in Kabul, Kandahar, and stan Government may have falsified The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Helmand provinces killed and maimed claimed costs for providing support to tleman from Texas has 17 minutes re- over 160, including six UAE diplomats. the United States-led military oper- maining in his Special Order. In February, the Supreme Court, our ations. What does that mean? Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, symbol of justice, was attacked, caus- We give to the Pakistan Government thank you. ing numerous fatalities. Last week, to help their military supposedly go In 2011, Pakistan jailed Dr. Afridi, two separate attacks in the heart of after terrorists, and they give us back who helped the United States track Kabul killed many civilians. Finally, vouchers to say: well, this is what we down Osama bin Laden, and he is still just two days ago, Afghanistan’s larg- did. Well, our government went in jail. est hospital was attacked, leaving over through these vouchers and found out So Pakistan claims that they are a 140 killed and wounded, many of whom that Pakistan lied about this. They help to the U.S. in tracking down ter- were doctors, nurses, and patients. The were asking for money for an activity rorism in the world, but they are not. Taliban’’—terrorist group—‘‘have that never occurred. So they tried to The evidence shows the difference. claimed responsibility for most of cheat the American public on these re- Whose side is Pakistan really on? these attacks, but regardless of whose imbursements. And there is more. After the 2011 raid to kill Osama bin names are being labeled on these at- In November 2008, LeT conducted the Laden, Pakistan, as I said, invited the tacks, our own investigations have Mumbai attack in India that killed Chinese to inspect the wreckage on the clearly established that they were gen- more than 160 people with Pakistani stealth helicopter that the U.S. forces erally plotted beyond our frontiers,’’ assistance. Remember, LeT is a ter- left behind. If people are allies of the namely, in Pakistan. rorist group. U.S., they don’t turn over technology I include in the RECORD the entire In 2009, a Taliban leader, who had to China. speech of the Ambassador to the U.N. begun peace negotiations with the Af- Once again in 2011, Pakistan ISI UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ghan Government to stop the killing poisoned CIA Chief Mark Kelton fol- ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN and the war, was arrested by Pakistan lowing the Osama bin Laden raid. H.E. Mahmoud Saikal, Ambassador, Perma- nent Representative of the Islamic Repub- authorities for negotiating a peace talk In 2011, Pakistan shelling killed 42 lic of Afghanistan to the United Nations, because Pakistan did not want and Afghanistan civilians. Pakistan is no- March 10, 2017, New York) does not want peace in Afghanistan. torious for its blasphemy laws which Thank you, Mr. President. Let me con- In 2010, Pakistani intelligence is be- are used to persecute numerous minori- gratulate the United Kingdom on its leader- lieved to have leaked the identity of an ties, including Christians. Asia Bibi, a ship of the Council this month. I thank the American CIA intelligence chief based Pakistan Christian mother of five, was Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, for in Pakistan. Of course, he had to flee sentenced to death for blasphemy in presenting his first report on the situation in the country. 2011. Afghanistan. Also, allow me to thank the In 2010, Pakistan closed the NATO Pakistan launched counterterrorism SRSG, Ambassador Tadamichi Yamamoto, and Afghanistan’s Independent Human supply route in Afghanistan for one raids in 2014 into the Federally Admin- Rights Commissioner, Dr. Sima Samar, for week in response to NATO’s helicopter istered Tribal Areas, yet turned a blind their briefings. strike that killed three Pakistani sol- eye to the Haqqani Network and the Given the severity of the situation in my diers. Afghanistan Taliban operatives in the country, I would like to dedicate my state- Documents leaked in 2010 revealed di- area. ment today to the challenging security situ- rect meetings between ISI and the In September of 2016, Pakistani ter- ation, hidden agendas, the peace process and Taliban to organize and orchestrate at- rorists attacked an Indian military the ever-increasing necessity for regional and global cooperation. tacks on American soldiers in Afghani- base in Kashmir, killing 17 Indian sol- Mr. President, in recent months, dozens of stan. That was in 2010. diers. Indian officials say the terrorists terrorist attacks across Afghanistan have I will continue. The terrorist perpe- were from a group backed by the Paki- claimed scores of innocent lives. In January, trator of the 2010 attempted car bomb- stani ISI and were using weapons with three simultaneous terrorist attacks in ings in Times Square, that is in the Pakistani markings. Kabul, Kandahar, and Helmand provinces United States, was known to have un- In 2017, Pakistani cross-border shell- killed and maimed over 160, including six dergone weapons training in Pakistan. ing forced hundreds of Afghanistan vil- UAE diplomats. In February, the Supreme In 2011, Osama bin Laden, we all Court, our symbol of justice, was attacked, lagers to flee their homes and further causing numerous fatalities. Last week, two know who he was, the number one ter- strained relations between Afghanistan separate attacks in the heart of Kabul killed rorist in world history, well, he was and Pakistan. Well, no kidding. many civilians. Finally, just two days ago found and killed in Abbottabad outside Let me give you some other evidence, Afghanistan’s largest hospital was attacked, of Pakistan’s version of West Point. In Mr. Speaker, and let me make this leaving over 140 killed and wounded, many of other words, you have a military in- clear. The issue here is not the people whom were doctors, nurses, and patients. stallation, you have Osama bin Laden of Pakistan. The issue is not Ameri- The Taliban have claimed responsibility for hiding in his big old home there, and cans of Pakistani descent. Our quarrel most of these attacks, but regardless of the Pakistanis had been hiding him and our issue is not with those folks. I whose names are being labeled on these at- tacks, our own investigations have clearly out. He was found there, Americans represent a lot of Pakistani Americans. established that they were generally plotted went and took him out, didn’t tell the Good folks. Hardworking individuals. beyond our frontiers, on the other side of the Pakistani Government because they The issue is with the United States’ Durand Line. This, Mr. President, is the fun- would have moved him again. relationship with the Government of damental factor which needs to be addressed.

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This Punjabi Army soon took con- ‘‘the need to bring perpetrators, organizers, ciples of WTO and the rights of land locked trol of every major institution in Pakistan financiers and sponsors of these reprehen- countries, including their access to sea. and never let the true democracy flourish. sible acts of terrorism to justice’’. It also From January till today, we recorded at Protecting the interests of Punjabis has been urged ‘‘all States, in accordance with their least 59 instances of violations of Afghan ter- the primary mission of this Army since the obligations under international law and rel- ritory by Pakistan military forces, including creation of Pakistan, even if it had to at the evant Security Council resolutions, to co- three violations of our air space, over 1375 cost of national interests. Denial of basic operate actively with the Afghan authorities cross-frontier artillery shellings that caused constitutional rights to majority Bengali in this regard.’’ This is indeed what Afghani- dozens of casualties, displacement of 450 population and subsequent disintegration of stan has been asking for many years. My families in the middle of cold winter in our Pakistan’s Bengali-majority East Pakistan Government and people would like to know eastern provinces, burning of our forests, il- is just one example. why, after countless terrorist atrocities and legal construction of infrastructure near the In the last few decades, Pakistan’s specific Security Council statements con- frontier region, and hostile maneuvering of Punjabi-dominated security establishment demning them, we are still witness to impu- tanks and heavy weaponry. has blatantly used religion, Islam, as its nity for perpetrators and orchestrators of Mr. POE of Texas. I will just make major tool to perpetuate its domination over endless violence? one more comment on the speech. The other ethnic groups in Pakistan, Muhajirs, Mr. President, let me be very clear. The Balochs and Pashtoons in particular. The conflict in our country is not homegrown, as Ambassador says: ‘‘Pakistan talks one Army itself has gradually become highly some desperately and deceptively try to por- policy, but walks the other.’’ radicalized and seems obsessed with the idea tray. On the contrary, it is the nexus of il- I will continue. The World Muhajir of dominating the entire region. The most licit narcotics, violent extremism, and state Congress has written a letter to the alarming trend in the last three decades, sponsorship of terrorism with regional di- United States Congress. Who are these however, has been the creation and blatant mensions and global consequences. Trag- folks? Well, they represent the views use of ‘religious proxies’ by Pakistan Army ically, it has morphed into an undeclared and interests of the Muhajirs. They are to promote its sinister agenda of Punjabi war by a neighboring state that has for many decendents of Muslims who migrated dominance over Pakistan as well as the re- years, and still continues to coordinate, fa- gion. cilitate, and orchestrate violence through from India to Pakistan at the time of Jihadi terrorist outfits created by Paki- proxy forces and more than 20 terrorist net- the partition of India in 1947. stan Army have caused havoc in the last works. These groups benefit from a full- b 1215 three decades both inside and outside Paki- fledged external infrastructure to keep Af- stan. Even though hundreds of thousands of ghanistan off-balance for motives that are They write a letter, and the title of Pakistanis have died as a result of attacks inconsistent with our desire to live in a their letter is: ‘‘World Muhajir Con- carried out by these ruthless proxies of Paki- peaceful and prospering region. gress request U.S. Congress to cut off stan’s security establishment, the targets of In earlier statements to this Council, we military aid to Pakistan.’’ these terrorist outfits have never been con- have emphasized, time and again, on Paki- They go into detail talking about the fined to Pakistan and pretty much every stani actions that sustain terrorist activities terrorist activity of the Government of country in the region has suffered at the in our country. Today, let me quote leading Pakistan, and not only in Pakistan, hands of these terror groups. Pakistani officials themselves. General Whether it is the world’s ‘‘most wanted’’ Pervez Musharraf, who led Pakistan for but in borders across the world. They man Osama bin Laden or the chief of Taliban eight years as President, proudly commented ‘‘request Trump administration and Mullah Omar; whether it is al-Qaeda’s ideo- in a 2015 interview with The Guardian news- the U.S. Congress to cut off military logical founder Ayman al-Zawahiri or TTP paper that ‘‘Pakistan’s Inter Services Intel- aid to Pakistan. Pakistan army and in- Amir Mullah Mansoor Akhtar or 9/11 master- ligence (ISI) had given birth to the Taliban telligence agency ISI is mainly using mind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, they all to counter Indian action against Pakistan’’. this military aid’’—American military have lived and freely operated from Paki- Last year, Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime aid—‘‘to kill innocent Muhajirs, stan. It is not even remotely possible that Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, went Baloch, and Pashtoons. The double such notorious mass murderers could have on record to say that Taliban leaders reside lived and operated from Pakistani soil with- in Pakistan and that they have influence game of Pakistan’s security establish- out the overt or covert support from ISI. In over them. A couple of weeks ago, Mr. Ashraf ment with U.S. administration must fact, thugs of every fanatic religious outfit Jehangir Qazi, former ambassador of Paki- come to an end, which has put lives of are still freely operating in Pakistan, par- stan to the US, Russia, China, and India and U.S. and NATO soldiers in danger in ticularly in Karachi, very often under the UN SRSG to Iraq and Sudan, wrote in the Afghanistan.’’ overt protection of Paramilitary Rangers. Herald Magazine of Pakistan: ‘‘after the So- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD We have video evidence confirming that viet defeat and withdrawal, we (wittingly or the letter. militants of banned extremist religious out- unwittingly) unleashed a ruinous civil war fits are allowed to freely collect donations in and imposed a barbaric and medieval Taliban [From World Muhajir Congress, June 15, 2017] Karachi to wage ‘‘Jihad against America.’’ upon the hapless Afghan people.’’ His words WORLD MUHAJIR CONGRESS REQUEST US CON- The region as well as the world has suf- are but confirmation of the truth that GRESS TO CUT OFF MILITARY AID TO PAKI- fered enough due to the mindless policies and ‘‘Pakistan talks one policy, but walks the STAN treachery of Pakistan’s Punjabi-dominated other’’. World Muhajir Congress represents the security establishment. In fact, ethnic mi- Mr. Husain Haqqani, another former Am- views and interests of Muhajirs—descendants norities of Pakistan have been the biggest bassador of Pakistan to the US and Sri of those Muslims who migrated from India to victim of Pakistan Army and its intelligence Lanka, categorizes in clear terms, in a NYT Pakistan at the time of the Partition of agencies’ ruthless pro-Punjabi policies. Over 2013 article, the links between Pakistan’s India in 1947 at appropriate international fo- 20 thousand Muhajirs have been killed by state apparatus and the Taliban over time, rums. Pakistan’s state agencies since 1992 alone. and mentions in the context of peace talks Indeed, our forefathers had created Paki- Two federal governments in Pakistan were that ‘‘the Taliban and their Pakistani men- stan as a homeland for Muslims in India pri- deposed on the charges of extrajudicial tors have hardly changed their arguments or marily to safeguards their political and eco- killings of Muhajirs in Karachi but none of their tendency to fudge facts’’. These quotes nomic interests. However, their idea of Paki- the culprits was ever punished. Tens of thou- and admissions that I just read were not stan envisaged a secular state where other sands of Balochs have been killed by Paki- ‘‘rhetoric from Kabul’’ or ‘‘blame game’’ as religious minorities would be guaranteed stan’s security agencies in the country’s often claimed by a known member state. equal rights and complete religious freedom. largest Balochistan province. Hundreds of This was Pakistan talking! The founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali ethnic Pashtoons too have either been killed Mr. President, against this backdrop, in Jinnah—known as Quaid e Azam—left no and injured or made homeless by Pakistan February, a series of unfortunate terrorist doubts about his vision for Pakistan when he Army in the last few years under the garb of attacks in Pakistan killed dozens and chose a number of non-Muslims in the first security operations in the country’s north- wounded many more innocent men, women, Cabinet for Pakistan. In his address to the ern areas. and children. As is the case, Afghans always First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Mr Pakistan Army and ISI are actively silenc- share the pain and anguish of our Pakistani Jinnah made his views abundantly clear ing every sane and secular voice in Pakistan brothers and sisters. However, the Govern- when he said, ‘‘in course of time Hindus and are supporting, arming and training ment of Pakistan, immediately and without would cease to be Hindus and Muslims would every jihadi terrorist outfit under the sun. In any regard for an investigative process or cease to be Muslims, not in the religious recent days, General Janjua, the former clear facts, blamed Afghanistan for the at- sense, because that is the personal faith of Crops Commander of Balochistan, now the tacks and resorted to increased breaches of each individual, but in the political sense as country’s security czar, has facilitated legis- our territorial integrity, the closing of the citizens of the State.’’ lation that now allows graduates of religious

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He forces.’ takes place and supported from Paki- also told me that Trump was percep- The region is burning due to the highly un- stan. The Afghan Government knows tibly uncomfortable with this answer.’’ professional and irresponsible policies and it, we know it, and the Pakistan Gov- Now, let me insert here because obvi- acts of Pakistan’s military establishment ernment knows it. ously Mr. Comey does not understand and ISI. The entire world is suffering. As the So there must be consequences. I what loyalty means and why a Presi- British Prime Minister Mrs. Theresa May think Pakistan is found guilty of sup- dent of the United States would ask for said following the most recent terrorist at- porting terrorism, and there should be loyalty from the Director of the FBI. tack in London ‘‘enough is enough.’’ It is action by the United States imme- about time for the world to act against this But what loyalty means from a Direc- madness and put its foot down. diately to do these three things. tor of the FBI is: Mr. President, I will World Muhajir Congress sincerely request And that is just the way it is. be loyal to the administration. I will Trump Administration and US Congress to Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance not go out and leak things to the cut off military aid to Pakistan. Pakistan of my time. media and I will not go out and stab Army and intelligence agency ISI is mainly f you in the back every chance I have, using this military aid to kill innocent ISSUES OF THE DAY even though I have these friends that Muhajirs, Baloch and Pashtoons. The double hate your guts. And I know when I leak game of Pakistan’s security establishment The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under things or share things to people that with US administration must come to an end the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- can’t stand the President, it is going to which has put lives of US and NATO soldiers uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the in danger in Afghanistan. hurt him and it is going to be disloyal. gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) That is what loyalty is. It is out- Mr. POE of Texas. So what does all for 30 minutes. rageous for someone to try to make an this mean? Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I have I have given 20 or 30 enumerated obstruction case out of a President to say that it is a privilege and it is asking for loyalty. counts of an indictment against Paki- good for the House and good for Amer- Look at what the Obama administra- stan, alleging them of supporting ter- ica when Judge TED POE is on the floor tion did. They prosecuted more people rorism in the world. making a case. He was a great judge, a that they alleged were leakers than all What can we do about it? great prosecutor before that, and we other administrations put together. Pakistan is not an ally of the United will always need his voice making a They were aggressive in prosecuting States. But the United States, every case here on the floor, especially the disloyalty. year, gives millions of dollars to Paki- kind of strong case he was just making. Donald Trump, on the other hand, as stan. Congress has even brought this up And I want to follow up with that. President of the United States, wasn’t before, has tried to cut some of that There was a story yesterday, June 22, threatening to prosecute the way the money off. It has passed the House, but by Kristina Wong. It says: Obama administration obviously had it has never passed and become law. ‘‘James Comey may have misled Sen- done. And he didn’t try to make an ex- And we continue to give them money. ators on May 3, when he testified to ample of everybody by having them The United States does not, and the Senate Judiciary Committee that prosecuted if they leaked anything. should not, continue to give Pakistan he had never been an anonymous Otherwise, Comey would be standing money because the money we give source in news reports related to the before a judge answering charges right them goes to ISI, and that money goes Russia investigation. now; and maybe that should come to support terrorist activity in Afghan- ‘‘By that time, he had already leaked later. istan that kills Americans. several private conversations he had All he was asking for is: I need you to Why are we doing this? with President Trump to his friend promise me loyalty. But we continue to do it, for some Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of the And the very question of a President reason that I think is absurd. blog Lawfare and former editorial writ- just asking for loyalty ended up being So the first thing we need to do is cut er for The Washington Post.’’ a source of evidence that Mueller—not off the aid to Pakistan. We don’t need Mr. Speaker, I am sure you will re- Mueller. That is another case alto- to pay them to kill us; they will sup- call, as we see every day, evidence that gether. There is plenty of evidence port killing Americans on their own. The Washington Post does not just de- about him—that Comey is probably the Cut off the aid. spise Donald Trump, they are actually most disloyal FBI Director since J. The second thing we do is to label malicious in their reporting. President Edgar Hoover was taping Presidents Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism. Trump, as a public figure, would nor- himself and having them watched and That is what they are: a state sponsor mally have a tough time making a case spied on. of terrorism. Congress needs to label as a public figure for libel or slander So it is amazing, as smart as James them and make that designation so because you have to prove malice. The Comey is—I have questioned him a they suffer the consequences for their Washington Post has proved repeatedly number of times, so I know how smart terrorist mischief throughout the they are not interested in fairness or he is. But as smart as he is, he couldn’t world. anything resembling balance. They figure out that loyalty would mean you And the third thing we do is we need can’t stand Donald J. Trump, and they don’t run—try to make your President to remove and revoke their major non- are out to try to get him in a malicious look bad after a simple meeting where NATO ally status. That is a fancy word fashion. the President just asked: Would you be for: because Pakistan is a major non- So when anybody, especially some- loyal? I am not asking for the Moon. I NATO ally, they get certain benefits, body with the FBI, leaks anything to am not asking for anything out- militarily, that other countries don’t people that may have it end up in The rageous. I am simply asking: Would get. Washington Post, they, indeed, them- you please be loyal? Revoke that. Quit giving them mili- selves become part of the malice for And even as President Trump was, tary aid. Quit giving them money. Des- our President. apparently, asking for loyalty, this dis- ignate them as a state sponsor of ter- The article says: loyal, dishonest Director of the FBI rorism, and remove the major non- ‘‘Wittes wrote in a piece on May 18, was already turning wheels in his head: NATO ally status against Pakistan. only 9 days after Comey was fired, that How can I hurt this President? I know There needs to be consequences for this the former FBI Director had shared a reporter that hates Trump, who long history, that most Americans are those conversations ‘over the previous worked for the Trump-hating Wash- not aware of, where Pakistan says one few months.’ He wrote: ington Post. Even though he is not thing and, like the ambassador said, ‘‘Comey never told me the details of there now, he will know how to help does something else; and those con- the dinner meeting; I don’t think I me hurt Trump.

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